Enchiridion Special Vocabulary

Special Vocabulary

The following table is a list of the Greek words and usages that are listed in the vocabulary pages from the Books Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life by A. A. Long, Epictetus' Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes: Guides to Stoic Living by Keith Seddon (This is a must have book for anyone who wants to read and understand the Enchiridion) , and Thurot, Charles 1903. Epictete, Manuel (available on the Bibliography page). The glosses are taken from the above books, along with additional ones that have been added from the table of words for each Enchiridion reading (which are taken from the translations of Boter, Oldfather, Seddon, Brittain and Brennan and White.) An asteric before any definition means that the current definition was taken directly from LSJ (the appropriate glosses) has not been vetted against the text of the Enchiridion as of yet. In addition, words selected by the various translators will be expanded as time progresses.

The table has the following columns: 1) a numeric, ID 2)The Greek key word or phrase, 3) The lemma of the primary word linked to the Perseus LSJ table, 4) a link to Seddon's explanation of the term, 5) a simple definition, which is accurate for the Enchiridion, 6) a simple explanation if needed, 7) the author who lists the term as being significant (L = Long, S = Seddon, T = Thurot), 8) the Enchiridion frequency (based on Perseus max frequency), 9) Epictetus' (Arrian's) total frequency for the Discourses, Fragments and Enchiridion combined, 10) the LetsReadGreek Enchiridion Vocabulary ID (originally seeded by Perseus' numbers, but changing as corrections are made.

**Enchiridion Special Terms (not including all ethical/behavioral words)**
ID	GPhrase	GW	SeddonLink	Gloss	Explanation	Author	EnchX	EpicX	EnchVocabID
2	ἀγαθός	ἀγαθός	ἀγαθος	good	something agathos is that which truly benefits the person who possessis it, understood by the Stoics to be 'virtue',…	SL	13	272	3
1	τὸ ἀγαθόν	ἀγαθός	ἀγαθος	the good		T	13	272	3
3	ἀδιάφορος	ἀδιάφορος	ἀδιαφορος	indifferent	things that are neither good nor bad	SL	1	18	16
4	τὸ ἀδιάφορον	ἀδιάφορος	ἀδιαφορος	the indifferents	a Stoic term for things that are neither good nor bad	T	1	18	16
5	αἰδήμων	αἰδήμων	αἰδημων	self-respecting	of someone who possesses αἰδως, self-respect, honor, modesty, or a sense of shame.	ST	5	48	25
6	αἰδώς	αἰδώς		integrity,conscience		L	2	15	27
7	αἰρεῖν	αἱρέω		*to take, seize, catch; mid., take for oneself, choose; pass. be chosen		T	1	15	28
8	αίσθησις	αίσθησις		perception		L
9	αἰσχρόν	αἰσχρός		shameful, ugly		T	2	60	33
10	ἀκολυθία	ἀκολουθία		consequence (logic); sequence, succession; agreement (grammar)		T	1	1	41
11	ακόλυθος	ἀκόλουθος		consequent (logic); τὰ ἀκόλουθα the consequential things*	a variant formed on ἀκολυθία (Thurot p. 51)	T	2	18	42
12	ἀκώλυτος	ἀκώλυτος		unimpeded, unconstrained, unhindered		LT	1	45	45
13	ἀλλότριος	ἀλλότριος		another's, dependent on others		T	8	85	53
28	τὰ ἀλλότρια	ἀλλότριος		another's; τὰ ἀλλότρια things belonging to others, that are not yours			8	85	53
14	ἄλογος	ἄλογος		irrational		L
15	ἁμαρτάνω	ἁμαρτάνω		to err, make a mistake		L	1	29	62
16	ἀνανάγκαστος	ἀνανάγκαστος		unimpeded, unconstrained		L
17	ἀνεμποδιιτος	ἀνεμποδιιτος		unimpeded, unconstrained		L
18	ἀνεξέταστος	ἀνεξέταστος		unexamined		L
19	ἄνθρωπος	ἄνθρωπος		human being		L	7	373	96
20	ἀξία	ἀξία		worth (cf. ἄξιος worthy)		T	3	27	108
21	ἀπάθεια	ἀπάθεια	ἀπαθεια	peace of mind, without passion, serenity	A condition of one who is in the state of eudaimwn	ST	2	11	115
22	ἀπαθής	ἀπαθής		unimpassioned, unmoved		L
23	ἀπαίδευτος	ἀπαίδευτος	ἀπαιδευτος	uneducated	the condition from which the Stoic prokopton 'beginner' tries to save themselves from, the condition of id	S	1	9	116
24	ἀπαραπόδιστος	ἀπαραπόδιστος		unimpeded, unconstrained		LT	1	19	124
25	ἀπόδειξις	ἀπόδειξις		proof		LT	3	18	142
26	ἀπόλυτος	ἀπόλυτος		detached	a)po/lutos (?)	L
29	ἀποπρωηγμένος	ἀπόρω		dispreferred		L
27	ἀπροαίρετος	ἀπροαίρετος		not up to us, things independent of the moral character		SL
30	ἀπροηγέομαι	ἀπροηγέομαι		dispreferred		S
31	ἀρετή	ἀρετή	ἀρετη	excellence, virtue	if you possess it, you are becoming eu)daimwn (not in the Enchiridion)	S
32	ἀρρώστημα	ἀρρώστημα		ailment		L
33	ἀσφαλής	ἀσαφής		secure*		T	1	1	180
34	ἀσθενής	ἀσθενής		weak, strengthless		T	1	8	182
35	ἀσκήσις	ἀσκήσις		training, exercise, practice, education	the actions of someone learning to become a stoic	SL
36	ἀσύνακτοι	ἀσύνακτος		*incompatible, incoherent, illogical,		T	1	2	184
37	ἀσφάλεια	ἀσφάλεια		security, surety*		T
38	ἀταραξία	ἀταραξία	ἀταραξία	tranquility, imperturbability, without disturbance or trouble, peace of mind, scerenity	the calm state of the soul which is not troubled by passions or emotions	STL	2	16	187
39	ἀταράχος	ἀταράχος		undisturbed		L
40	αὐτεξούσιας	αὐτεξούσιας		completely in one's power		L
41	ἀφορμάω	ἀφορμάω		to refuse, reject (i.e. the opposite of impulse); subt. an impulse not to act		T	2	13	206
42	ἀφορμή	ἀφορμή	ἀφορμη	repulsion, negative impulse		LST*	3	35	207
43	ἀφρωσύνη	ἀφρωσύνη		lack of intelligence		L
44	ἀφυΐα	ἀφυία		*want of natural power or faculty; natural unfitness for		T	1	1	209
45	βλαβερόν	βλαβερός		harm, injury; βλαβερόν πάσχω 'suffer harm';		T	2	10	221
46	βλαβή	βλάβη		harm*		T*	3	13	222
47	βλάπτω	βλάπτω		to harm		T*	13	62	224
48	βούλησις	βούλησις	βουλησις	wish, reasonable desire	one of three eu)patheia experienced only by the Stoic wise person	S	1	4	235
49	γνώμη	γνώμη		intelligence		L	3	16	250
50	δαιμῶν	δαιμῶν		divine spirit		L
51	διαζευγμένον	διαζεύγνυμαι		*part, separate; divide, distinguish; disjunctive proposition		T	1	2	273
53	διάνοια	διάνοια		mind, thought, process of thinking, thinking faculty		L	1	16	279
54	διαρθρόω	διαρθρόω		*to divide; to complete in detail; to distinguish, perceive		T*
55	διαρθρωτικός	διαρθρωτικός		*explanatory		T	1	1	280
52	διάθρωσις	διάρθωσις		*articulation, distinct statement, title of work by Chrysippus		T*
56	δόγμα	δόγμα		judgment, opinion		LT	6	132	303
57	δοκέω	δοκέω		to seem, appear		L	12	209	306
58	δουλεία	δουλεία		*slavery, bondage		T*
59	δουλεύειν	δουλεύω		to be a slave		T	1	17	312
60	δοῦλος	δοῦλος		slavish, servile, subject, enslaved		T*	2	70	313
61	δύναμις	δύναμις		rational faculty		LT	5	88	316
62	ἐγκράτεια	ἐγκράτεια		self-control, endurance		T	1	2	329
63	ἐκκλίνω	ἐκκλίνω		to avoid; ὃ ἐκκλίνεται 'what can be avoided', to be averse to		T	5	29	361
64	ἔκκλισις	ἔκκλισις	ἐκκλισις	aversion, avoidance		SLT*	6	62	362
65	ἐκτός	ἐκτός	ἐκτος	external; ta\ e)/kta the externals	things that are 'not up to us', the indifferent things	ST	5	52	370
66	ἐλεγκτικός	ἐλεγκτικός		refutative		L	1	4	376
67	ἐλευθερία	ἐλευθερία	ἐλευθερία	freedom	what you are if you make the right decisions	SLT	2	37	377
68	ἐλεύθερος	ἐλεύθερος		free		T	4	97	378
69	ἐμποδίζω	ἐμποδίζω		pass. to be hampered, hindered, embarrassed, thwarted		T	4	33	389
70	ἐμπόδιος	ἐμπόδιος		an impediment, to interfere with…		T*	3	5	390
71	ἔμφυτος	ἔμφυτος		innate		L
72	ἔννοια	ἔννοια		concept		L
73	ἔξω	ἔξω		externally*		T	6	40	421
74	ἐπαγγελία	ἐπαγγελία		profession		L	2	18	423
77	τὰ ἐπὶ ἐμοί	ἐπί		things in my power*		T	77	642	439
150	οὐκ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν	ἐπί		not up to us		LT	77	642	439
75	τὰ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν	ἐπί		things that are in our power		ST	77	642	439
76	ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν	ἐπί		up to us, in our power, depending on us		SL	77	642	439
80	τὰ ἐπὶ σοί	ἐπί		things in your power*		T	77	642	439
79	ἐπιθυμία	ἐπιθυμία	ἐπιθυμία	passion		L	1	19	449
78	ἐπιθυμία	ἐπιθυμία	ἐπιθυμία	desire, appetite, yearning	one of the four pathh (desires)	S	1	19	449
81	ἔργον	ἔργον		function		L	20	147	479
82	τὰ ἐσω	ἔσω		internal things*		T	2	11	495
83	ἔσωθεν	ἔσωθεν		internal, internally		T	1	10	496
84	εὐδαιμονία	εὐδαιμονία	εὐδαιμονία	happiness, living well, flourishing	this is the goal of life	S	1	15	505
85	εὐδαίμων	εὐδαίμων	εὐδαιμων	happy, flourishing		SL
86	εὐλάβεια	εὐλάβεια	εὐλαβεια	caution	one of the three paqeia experienced by only the Stoic sofos	SL
87	εὐλόγιστον	εὐλόγιστος		good reasoning		L
88	εὐπάθεια	εὐπάθεια	εὐπαθεια	good feeling(s)	the stoics thought there were three primary eu)paqeia: boulhsis, xara, eulabeia (versus epiqumia, h)donh, fobos)	SL
89	εὐροέω	εὐροέω		to flow well, be smooth and untroubled*		T	1	13	512
90	εὔροια βίου	εὔροιααβίου		good flow of life; peace, prosperity, etc.	= h( eu(roia	S
91	εὐσέβεια	εὐσέβεια		*piety, reverence, duty		T	2	2	513
92	εὐσεβής	εὐσεβής	εὐσεβης	dutiful, pious	you are this when/if you revere the gods	SL	1	9	514
93	εὐσταθεῖα	εὐσταθεῖα		robustness		L
94	εὐσχημοσύνη	εὐσχημοσύνη		decency		L
95	εὐτυχία	εὐτυχία		good fortune		L
96	Ζεύς